The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-14
ALL THE NEWS
OF WEST VIRGINIA RECORDED In
BRIEF SPACE.
Incidents and Accidents and Matters
Miscellaneous.
Aut Scissors Aut Mill.


The reigning beauty at White Sui
phur, this season, is said to be Miss |
Gertrude Rives, of Virginia. She is a
sister of Miss Amelia Rives, the we'll
known contributor to Southern liter |
ature.
The worst storm ever known in the |
history of Charleston struck that
city Tuesday evening. 1t broke
down and uprooted trees; it damaged |
the Cotton Opera House about 5000, |
dozens of chimneys were blown down,
and windows were smashed in near |
ly all over the city. Accompanying
the wind the rain fell in torrents.
The West Virginia Exposition
and State Fair opens at Wheeling
on Tuesday, September 5, 1887, CON
tinuing throughout the week. The
prospects this year are even bright
er and more encouraging than ever
the management is making extra
ordinary efforts to induce a greater
number of exhibitors to be present,
if that were possible, than hereto
fore.
One of the Keyser Echo's cores
pondents writes: "a disease is
breaking out in the neighborhood of
Merchandising among mich cows.
1t is in Major Parker's herd, on
Mill Creek, Hampshire county 1T
is a disease of the eye They be
come blind from white film over
the eye, which swells and waters
very much The animals decrease
in flesh very rapidly. We do not
know how dangerous it is.
The Romney InteHigencer con
tains the following: "Mr. Hol.
Williams and his brother have re-
ceived such encouragement from the
assay of some gold bearing quartz
sent to Philadelphia for examina
ton from their farm near Ice Noun
tain, in this county, as to justify
them in sinking a shaft on the place,
which they are now doing. We
trust their dream of a new FL Dora
do may be realized, and shall await
with interest the development of
their mine"
Secretary of State Walker has is
sued charter to the Grocer Coal
and Coke Company, organized for
the purpose of mining and shipping
coal, and manufacturing coke and
selling coke, and of doing all bust
ness connected Herewith. The prin-
cipal place of business to be at Yves
ton, Mcdowell county, West Va,
the charter to expire July l, 1920;
100000 have been subscribed and
$4,000 paid in, with the privilege
of increasing the stock to $1,000
in all. The shares are 800 each,
and are held as follows: Samuel A.
Grocer, Philadelphia, 400 shares; j.
H. Bramwell, Bramwell, w. Va, 400
shares; S. A. Grocer, Upland, Pa,
100 shares; John Grocer, Upland, 5
shares; I. L. Henritze, Bramwell, 5
shares.
George Thompson, of Pocahontas
county, committed suicide last week
by drowning himself in a dam on the
Greenbrier river He went to the
place accompanied by a little daugh-
ter, and when about to get into a
boat he handed her his hat, some
money and letters. He then deliber
ately took hold of the boat and up
set it, His daughter becoming
Poi hi 10, thu hnncn
and when assistance arrived they
found him standing upright in
water, about six inches over his head
clutching the sides of the capsized
boat, dead. No cause has been
learned, though it is thought he has
been suffering from slight aberra-
ton of mind recently. He leaves a
wife and several children.
Report reaches us of a remarkable
romance in real life. 1t comes from
, Mcdowell county, and is given on
what seems to be good authority
: On Tug Fork lives wealthy farmer
named James Bowen, man who
3 by industry and perseverance, has
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is considered a large fortune. He
l is the owner of tract of over one
thousand acres of the finest land in
E the county, and has built large
l dwelling house. With him resides
f his daughter, his wife having died
t ten years ago. At the time of hel
e mothers death this daughter was
| the belle Of the county, but instead
f of accepting the proffered love of 8
:. rich sutton, she selected that of Jos
i Thomas, young man who had beer
4 raised with her. jealousy took pos
e session of the hearts of the Other
$ suitors, and, on the eve of the mar
e riage, Thomas was shot and killed
n from an ambush. When the sorrow
e full news was broken to Miss Bower
S she became crazed, and has since
: remained in that condition. Bower
t was unable to find suitable quarters
t for her, and she has ever since beer
\ chained with shackles and kept con
fined in .cow-shed near by. Shit
!. refuses food, and sometimes goes fol
i days without eating.
He Didn't Advertise.
: A householder who was awaken
ed at midnight to find Il burglar il